Mental and physical health problems can jeopardise or cause long term unemployment. Long term unemployment is defined as 27 weeks or longer, and can cause severe social exclusion as a result. In some cases being forced out of the work due to external factors beyond one’s control - involuntary unemployment - may not have been a result of mental health, but the experience and … [Read more...]
How Mutual Support Groups Beat Depression
One thing I totally vouch for is the positive effect and value from support groups. Not necessarily therapeutic groups, I'm more referring to organic mutual support groups run by and for their members. I believe that when done properly (and many statistics back this up) group therapy is a lot more effective than one on one psychotherapy or counselling - when it's done properly. … [Read more...]